Windows 8 has been released and for some of us, it’s time to get used to a new user interface. This can be troublesome when learning something new, particularly because this version of Windows is trying to be the best of both worlds — namely one that meets the needs of both a touchscreen device and a computer. For those of us who still use the Windows OS on a desktop computer, here are some shortcut keys to help you ease the pain of looking around to perform some of those actions.
We’ve tracked down a cool resource that lists some of the Windows 8 shortcut keys that will help you to be more efficient.
Windows refers to the Windows key. When I write Windows-C, I mean that you need to press the Windows key and the C key on the keyboard to execute the shortcut.
- Windows: Switch between the start screen and the traditional desktop.
- Windows-C: This shortcut opens the new Charms Bar. It works both on the start screen and on the traditional desktop.
- Windows-X: Opens an advanced tools menu on the desktop in the location the start menu was located in.
- Windows-Q: Opens the Apps search menu on the start screen that you can use to search for applications and programs.
- Windows-W: Opens the settings search menu on the start screen to search for settings, Windows tools and control panel applets
You can see the full article with the shortcuts here > Top Windows 8 Shortcuts You Should Know to Speed Up Your Work
I think I will stick with Windows 7. It sounds like Windows 8 is not very user friendly.
That’s usually the case when a big transition happens, it take a bit of getting used to. Probablythe biggest factor in terms of user friendliness, is that Microsoft are trying to cater for both touch screen and mouse/keyboard making this a ‘hybrid’ system.